The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that the the Sarasota-based Roskamp Institute is returning to ...

Officials at the state health department in Lee County report red tide is several miles offshore Sanibel Island and Bowman’s Beach off Sanibel. Red tide typically forms naturally offshore ...

In December, the health department reported red tide was present along Marco Island, Seagate beach and other areas of the ...

In others, the red tide bloom is so strong it has turned the ... Now its epicenter is Lee and Shirley counties and Sanibel and Captiva Islands near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River.

Sea turtle nesting season kicked off on the islands last month, with nests already popping up. April 15 marked the first day ...

Grimm, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle that was found in the waters off of Sanibel Island with signs of exposure to red tide, was lowered into the waves off of Lido Key April 23, after a ...

Red tide can produce toxins harmful to marine life, including sea turtles. Grimm was admitted on February 16, 2025, when the turtle was found floating near Sanibel in Lee County. Showing signs ...

But there are two words no one wants to hear before heading to the beach: red tide. And yet, over the past few years, Floridians have had to contend with some of the worst red tide blooms in ...

Credit: Hayley Rutger, Mote Marine Biology Credit: Hayley Rutger, Mote Marine Biology Grimm was found floating near Sanibel on Feb 16, exhibiting signs of red tide toxicity, according to the hospital.